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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Journals of the Continental Congress --[FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1782.]
[Motion of Mr John Rutledge Passed Aug. 9, 1782.]
That the Secretary at War be furnished with an extract of such part of the letter from the Commander in Chief as relates to the enemy's ordering Troops from New York to Charles Town and that he (the Secretary at War) transmit such extract by expresses to the Governors of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia and also to Major General Greene or the Commander in Chief in the Southern Department.2
[Note 2: 2 This motion, in the writing of John Rutledge, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 36, I, folio 363.
On this date was read a letter from General Washington, dated Head Quarters, August 5. It is in No. 152, X, folio 665. It was referred to Mr. [Arthur] Lee, Mr. [John] Witherspoon, Mr. [John] Rutledge. Committee Book No. 186 records that the business referred to Mr. [John] Lowell, Mr. [Ezekiel] Cornell and Mr. [James] Madison on the 29th of July, and to Mr. [John Morin] Scott, Mr. [Theodorick] Bland and Mr. [James] Madison on the 7th instant, was on this day referred to this Committee and the former committees discharged.]
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